Dirigible-lamp mechanism.



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DIRIGIBLE LAMP MECHANISM. APPLICATION r'lLED Nov.2. isle'.

1,257,430. 'Patented Feb.f26,1918

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JAMES s. WEs'rrrAFEn, or BRAMAN, OKLAHOMA.

DIaIerBLE-LAMP MEoHANIsM,

Specification of Letters vPatent.

- Patented Feb.26,191s.

.Appneation sled November 2, 191e. serieu No. 129,136.

' vTo all whom it may concern:

Be. it known that I, J AMES S. VVESTHAFER, a citizen of-theUnited States, residing at Braman, in the county of Kay, State of Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Dirigible-L'amp-Mechanism; and I do hereby declare'jthe following to be a.v full,

description of the invention,"'such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention .relates to an improved dirigible lamp mechanism for automobiles, and `an object o f this vinvention isto provide means whereby the lamps,- whenthe front wheelsl are moved toward the'right Or the left, will correspondingly move, that is,

' that the rays'fiom the lamps -sired by v.the operator.

when such movement ofthe lamps isde- A further object of the invention is to provide means forso operating the lamps may extend straight ahead, while the wheels turn tosame time the lamps are moved vertically.

Y"ward the right o-r the y 'The' invention vcomprises deft, or vmay be thrown correspondingly with or. just the opposite to the direction vof the wheels.

Further, the invention aims to provide means whcreby the lamps may beoscillated vertically to throw the rays from thelamps upon the ground, close to the front of the machine, or farther from the machine, with out operating the lamps laterally, or at the pivotally toward the rightv or the left.

' In praetical'fields, the details of. construction may necessitate alterations falling within the scope of what is claimed.

further. features and combination of parts, as hereinaften set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed. 'Y

In the drawings Figure 1-is a-view in side elevation and automobile, showing the improved mechanism. as applied.v Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail perspective. view of the lamp mechanism removed.

' Fig. 3 isa detail view in elevation-and partly in section, more clearly showing the means vwhereby thelamps may be oscillated lamp .. and se ing rod 15.

lamps will oscillate vertically,

'the right or t 5 is a plan view of the lever arm gment rack mechanisms'for moving the lampslaterally or vertically, illustrating said mechanism as applied to the steering column.

Fi 6 is a sectional view Online 6-#6 of efe'rring more especially to the drawings, 1 and 2 designate arms, shown, may be secured by bolts or other suitable means 3, to any part of the hood 4, that is, to any part that is convenient. These `arms have laterally extendin portions 5, which terminate in bearing rackets 6,. in the arms or ears 7 of which the vertical rods or supports 8 are mounted, in order to. rock horizontally. The upper ends of lthe -rodsorsupports 8 have forks S), in which the rods or supports l0 are pivoted, as shown at 11. The usual lamps 12 are carried 'by the rods 10 -at their forward ends, while the Irear 'ends of the rods 10 are provided with universal or ball joint connections 13 to the links 14. The lower ends of the links 14 are connected to the Fig.

connectin rods 15, by means of theuniversal or bal joints 16. The lower portionsA of the rods 8 terminate in rearwardly extending arms 17, the extremities of 'which are` connected by the bar 18,"rising u wardly from which substantially central y is a pin 19. A bracket 20 and a pin 21, are each carried by the under part of the hood-i4. The lower end of the bracket- 20 is provided with forks 22, between which on a pin 23 anl angular lever 24 is pivoted. -This lever` 24 has longr and '26. AThe long arm -25 is slotted, to receive and permit .movement of the connect- This elongated slot 27- extends forwardly and rearwardly, and upon examining the drawings. it will be seen that when the angular lever 24 is moved pivotally,'the

the rays from the lamps down directly in which, as

so as to throw\ and short arms 25 front of the automobile or at a greater distance therefrom. Mounted. pivotall yup'on.

long and short arms'29 .and 30, there ted slot- 31 in' thev long .arm

18. vByl virtue of4 oscillating other, the'. lon arm, v29 `will:move,tolllzfd e left, which,'through medium 0f the'bar 18, will transmit mim the-'pin'21 is an. angular leverp28 nang.

u f are'rods' 41" and 42;

" 4:14 and by means of suitable mentito the vertical rods 7, to cause Vthev in 140,' to

lamps 12 to move toward the right or the left. The vertical rods 8 are prevented from" axial movement vertically by. the collars 32, one above and one below the upper ean'or lug o feach of the brackets Y' ollars 3 3 and 34 are secured by screws -35 upon thesteeri column 36. The collar l33 is provided Awith diametricall oppositely disposed segment racks 3 7 an 38 and mountedin bearings 39 'and 40,' of both collars ins.V are collars 43,1 ipons oppositesides'oft e bearrevent axial .movement ofV said s 4 1 an 42.

and 46 to `which the' links 44 are connected.

i links res ectivelf 4arel connected vto the. arms '26 an 1.30 o the levers 25' and ed for connection to the hood of-anJyfauto- 28.- The upper ends of the rods 41 and 42 havesecured thereto levers 47 and 48, which are'provided with downwardly' extending arms 49,- 'in pockets 50 of which, as show-n f lmoving `the lever 47, thus in Fig. 6, spring ressed dogs 51 are'mounted, to ride over t e'teeth 52 of the segmentlracks V37 and 38. It is to bev noted that by 41, the respective spring -pre ofthe arm of the lever 47 forcing over the teeth ofits respective-rack; the link '44 *which is connected to the arm 3() of ,the

lever` 28, will move forwardly` yor backwardly, thereby rocking the lever 28, which 42, the angu movements of the lamps can be accom-- is claimed as new and useful, is

willin turn oscillate'the lamps horizontally.

Bymoving the lever 48, and rockin the rod lar Vlever 24 will oscil ate ver'- ticall which, in turn, will'fmove or oscillate t e rods 10 vertically through the medium of the links 14 and the connecting .rod 15,' thereby oscillating the lamps .vertically. It is to bey noted that the above plished simultaneously or separately.

The invention having been set forth, what v'1, In'cornbinat'ion, a pair of arms to be carried@ -the hood of an automobileand Secured upon tlierods The' lowerjends of the 'rods' 41 and 42 are provided with arms 45 lamps.

rockin the rod` dogs 51 ets at their outer lateral ends,

.vertical rods mounted in bearings of said second rods, a connectin the 4lower endsiof said .inks by universal rod connected to joints, a connecting bar connected -to'the rearwardlyextending-'arms of the verticalv rods, and means having loose connections with said 'connectm connected `to said 'connecting bar' loosely,

wherebythe vertical rods may be oscillated `to. l correspondingly move the v horizontally,

rod, and vdesigned Ato .be 'oscillated vertica ly to move the lamps. "vertically, and'mean's to be oscillated yand 6'5 2.' In combination, la pair of arms adaptand havin means to prevent axial nio've' vment of said rods, said vertical rods having rearwardly extending arms at their lower ends, ,a bar connecting said' arms, whereby said vertical rods may rock 1n unison and correspondingly, rods pivoted to the upper f ends of said vertical -rods and having lamps ontheir forward ends and-adapted .to oscillate vertically, vertical links having'uni- 'versal connections with the rear'end of the second rods, abaihaving its opposite ends provided with universal connections to4 the lower ends of said links, and means'carried.v

on the `steering column adj acentthe steering wheel of the automobile and .havingvconnections 'with saidl connecting bars respec- .tively whereby said lamps may. be moved 'horizontally and vertically.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two1 subscribin witnesses. 1 J MES S. WESTHAFER.

Witnesses: y i.

. A. o. vn,

F. E. KING.

50 bracketsv toj rock,y and provided with rear- 'wardly extendin arms at their lower ends, rods pivoted in t e upper ends of said vertical -rod toqoseillate vertically 4and pro-A vided with lamps at their forward ends, links connected by universal joints tothe 

